Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3238 Title James P. Beckwourth Subject James P. Beckwourth Beckwourth Sir Jennings Beckwith Beckwith Crow Nation Description James P. Beckwourth (1798-c. 1866), was an Afro-Indian who lived in Missouri. Beckwourth became a leader and Chief of the Crow Nation in 1834 Source Gale Primary Sources https://go-gale-com.ezproxy.umsl.edu/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCY0102826110&v=2.1&it=r& sid=gale_marc&u=morenetumsl&p=SABN&aty=ip Intermountain Histories https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/748 Language English Medium Book: Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer: Chief of The Crow Nation of Indians Digital Photo Image Spatial Coverage According to Intermountain Histories Sir Jennings Beckwith, James P. Beckwourth's father, moved his family to St. Louis, Missouri 1809. Temporal Coverage 1798/1866 Explanation of Omeka Map Location James P. Beckwourth once lived in Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3038 Title American Indian Hand Effigy Catalanoite Pipe Bowl Creator Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution Subject Catalanoite Pipe Bowl Osage American Indian Hand Effigy Description American Indian Hand Effigy Catalanoite Pipe Bowl. Art of the Osage, organized by the Saint Louis Art Museum, is the first major exhibition to explore the art and culture of the American Indian people known as the Osage. Source Saint Louis Art Museum https://www.tfaoi.org/aa/4aa/4aa297.htm Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Osage, Missouri Temporal Coverage 1800/1904 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Artifact of Osage Missouri. Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum . Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3037 Title Native American Oki' cize-ta'wa Drum Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum Subject Hand Drum Raw Hide Pigment Lokota Oki' cize-ta'wa Description Native American Oki' cize-ta'wa, raw hide hand drum Lakota (Sioux) Artist (1850-1924). Made with hand drum wood, nails, cotton cloth, leather, metal wire, and pigment. Source Saint Louis Art Museum https://www.slam.org/search/Native+American/page/8 Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1850/1924 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Native American Oki' cize-ta'wa, Hand Drum. c. 1910 Lakota (Sioux) Artist, Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3036 Title Great Lakes Native American Wooden Ladle (c. 1800s) Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum Subject Ladle Great Lakes Native American Wooden Ladle Truman Lake Description Great Lakes Native American wooden ladle,19th Century Primarily centered around the Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Lake. Source https://www.slam.org/search/Native+American/page/6/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Great Lakes primarily centered around the Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Lake. Temporal Coverage 1800/1800 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Great Lakes Native American Wooden Ladle. 19th Century Primarily centered around the Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Lake. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3035 Title Parfleche Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum Subject Parfleche Plateau Missouri Description Parfleche (c. 1890). Plateau Artist of Missouri. Source https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/52226/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1890/1890 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Parfleche is a durable, painted rawhide container historically made by Native American women of the Plains, Plateau, and Great Basin to store and transport food, clothing, and household items. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3034 Title American Indian Saddle Bag Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum Subject Saddle Bag American Indian Plateau Ozark Description Historical Item: American Indian Saddle Bag Source https://www.slam.org/search/Native+American/page/6/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Ozarks region, Missouri Temporal Coverage 1890/1890 Explanation of Omeka Map Location American Indian art made with Tanned hide, wool cloth, glass beads, cotton cloth, and metal sequins. Plateau Artists based on the context of Missouri art, artists often referred to in relation to the Ozark Plateau (or the Ozarks region) are typically from southern Missouri, particularly areas around the Springfield Plateau and Salem Plateau. Regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton, who captured Ozark life, was born in Neosho, Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3033 Title Lakota Girl’s Leggings and Moccasins Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum Subject Lakota Girl's Leggings Lakota Missouri Description American Indian Lakota Girl’s Leggings and Moccasins (c. 1890) Materials: Leather, hide, glass beads, and beads. Source https://www.slam.org/search/Mocassins/page/2/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1890/1890 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Lakota American Indian Girl’s Leggings and Moccasins, Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3032 Title American Indian Moccasin Hinono'ei (Arapaho) Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) Subject American Indian Hinono'ei (Arapaho) Saint Louis Art Museum SLAM Description American Indian Moccasin Hinono'ei (Arapaho) c. 1885. Identifier https://www.slam.org/search/Mocassins/ Language English Medium Digital Photp Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1885/1885 Explanation of Omeka Map Location American Indian, Hinono'ei (Arapaho) of Missouri Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3031 Title Apsáalooke (Crow) Moccasins Subject Moccasins Native American Apsáalooke (Crow) Saint Louis Art Museum SLAM Description Native American Apsáalooke (Crow) Moccasins (c. 1885). Credit The Donald Danforth Jr. Collection, Gift of Mrs. Donald Danforth Jr. Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum. Source https://www.slam.org/search/Mocassins/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1885/1885 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Saint Louis Art Museum Native American object. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3030 Title Native American Man’s Leggings Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum Subject Native American Man's Leggings Description Native American Man’s Leggings c. 1880 Plateau Artist. Tanned hide, glass seed beads, dyed horsehair, wool cloth, and pigment. Source https://www.slam.org/search/Native+American/page/4/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Plateau of Missouri Temporal Coverage 1880/1880 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Historical Native American man's leggings by a Plateau Artist based on the context of Missouri art, artists often referred to in relation to the Ozark Plateau (or the Ozarks region) are typically from southern Missouri, particularly areas Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3029 Title Native American Bison Hide Robe Creator Courtesy of Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) Subject Bison Robe Upper Missouri River Native American Sioux Lakota Dakota Description Native American Hide and Pigment Robe c. 1870 Culture: Lakota / Dakota (Sioux) artist depicting inter-tribal combat along the Upper Missouri River. Source https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/29193 Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1870/1870 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Bison Hide Robe, Upper Missouri River. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3002 Title Renner Brenner Park Indigenous Excavation Site Creator Courtesy of Renner Brenner Park Excavation Site Riverside, Missouri Subject Excavation Renner Brenner Indigenous Native American Description Renner Brenner Park Indigenous Excavation Site. The remains of nearly 3,300 Native Americans once excavated in Missouri have yet to be repatriated to their tribes despite a decades old law mandating their return. Identifier https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article278741144.html Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Kansas City, Missouri. There is evidence that native groups lived near the Missouri River in what is now part of Riverside as far back as 5000 B.C.E. Temporal Coverage 5000/5000 Bibliographic Citation Submitted by Gary Brenner. Kansas City Star Explanation of Omeka Map Location Excavation site Renner Brenner in Missouri. The remains of nearly 3,300 Native Americans once excavated in Missouri have yet to be repatriated to their tribes despite a decades old law mandating their return. Several excavations have taken place at Renner Brenner Site Park in Riverside. Archaeologists found bones, tools and stone artifacts. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3001 Title Native American Feathered Artifact Creator Courtesy of The Art and Design Department at Missouri State University and KSMU Ozarks Public Radio Subject Artifact Feathered Artifact Native American Dr. Billie Follensbee Missouri State University Description Dr. Billie Follensbee, Museum Studies Program Coordinator in the Art and Design Department at Missouri State University and Native American feathered artifact. Source https://www.ksmu.org/arts-and-entertainment/2018-11-13/native-american-art-shows-powerful-women Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/0000 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Native American srtifact. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/3000 Title Ancient Native American Seed Bag Ozark, Missouri Creator Courtesy of the University of Arkansas Museum Subject Seed Bag Ozark Ancient Heirloom Description Ancient Ozark Missouri Native American Seed Bag. The bag, believed to be 500 years old or older. Identifier https://nativepartnership.org/missouri-family-heirloom-identified-as-rare-native-american-artifact/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1525/1525 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Missouri family heirloom. Ancient Ozark Missouri Native American Seed Bag. The bag, believed to be 500 years old or older. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2999 Title Native American Artifacts Creator Courtesy of Missouri Humanities Subject Artifacts Spearheads Arrowheads Native Americsan Description Native American artifacts found in Missouri. Identifier https://mohumanities.org/preservation-basics/ https://mohumanities.org/preservation-basics-toolkit/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/1860 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Native American artifacts found in Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2998 Title Sugarloaf Mound Creator Courtesy of Nelson Atkins Museum of Art Subject Sugarloaf Mound Native American Description Native American Sugarloaf Mound Identifier https://www.osageculture.com/culture/geography/sugarloaf-mound Language English Medium Digital Image Spatial Coverage St. Louis Missouri Temporal Coverage 0600/1200 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Sugarloaf Mound Courtesy of Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. Sugarloaf Mound in St. Louis, Missouri, is approximately 800 to 1,400 years old, having been constructed by Native Americans between 600 and 1200 AD. Located in South St. Louis, the Native American mound is the last surviving mound in the city. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2997 Title Native American Mounds Map Creator Courtesy of Johnson County and the State of Missouri (n.d.) Subject Native American Mounds Map Sugarloaf Mound Cahokia Mound Description Map shows where Native American mounds have been located in Missouri. Source https://1973whsreunion.blogspot.com/2012/12/native-american-indians-in-johnson.html Language English Medium Image Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/0000 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Map shows where historical Native American Mounds are located in Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2996 Title Ozark Missouri Map Creator Courtesy of Missouri State University Subject Ozark Ozark, Missouri Dr. Brooks Blevins Description Map of Ozark Missouri Source Missouri State University https://blogs.missouristate.edu/mindseye/ozarks-history-through-a-realistic-lens/ Language English Medium Image Spatial Coverage Ozark, Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/0000 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Ozark History by Dr. Brooks Blevins, the Noel Boyd professor of Ozarks studies. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2995 Title Missouri Trail of Tears Map Creator Courtesy of Missouri Humanities Subject Trail of Tears 1830s Description Missouri Trail of Tears map during the 1830s. Source https://mohumanities.org/native-american/ Language English Medium Image Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1830/1830 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Missouri Trail of Tears during the 1830s. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2994 Title Osage Missouri Early Map Drawing (1732) Creator Courtesy of Missouri Encyclopedia Subject Osage Missouri Early Map Drawing 1732 Description Osage Missouri Early Map Drawing (1732) Source https://missouriencyclopedia.org/groupsorganizations/missouria Language English Medium Image Spatial Coverage Osage, Missouri Temporal Coverage 1732/1732 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Osage Missouri Early Map Drawing (1732) Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2993 Title Chief Nacheninga “No Heart of Fear” Creator Courtesy of Missouri History Museum Subject Chief Nacheninga Thomas M. Easterly Heart of No Fear Description Chief Nacheninga was a prominent 19th-century Iowa Indian chief known for his leadership was photographed by Thomas M. Easterly in 1849, image is preserved at the Missouri Historical Society collections. Source https://mohistory.org/museum/50-images/nacheninga Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1849/1849 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Historical 1849 photo of Chief Nacheninga preserved by the Missouri Historical Society. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2978 Title Sioux Chief Yellow Hair and Ojibwas Creator Missouri History Museum of St. Louis, Missouri Subject Chief Yellow Hair Sioux Ojibwas St. Louis, Missouri Description Historical photo of Sioux Chief Yellow Hair and Camp of Ojibwas at the 1904 St. Louis Missouri World's Fair Identifier Photo courtesy of Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Photographs and Prints Collection, Louisiana Purchase Exposition (N27952) Fair. Identifier: N27952 https://mohistory.org/collections/item/N27952 Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage St. Louis, Missouri Temporal Coverage 1904/1904 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Historical photo of Sioux Chief Yellow Hair and Council of Chippewas from the American Indian exhibit in the Missouri History Museum Department of Anthropology at the 1904 St. Louis, Missouri World's Chief Yellow Hair and Camp of Minnesota Ojibwas, on exhibit at St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904. Photo courtesy of Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Photographs and Prints Collection, Louisiana Purchase Exposition (N27952) Fair. Identifier:N27952 Semester Spring Semester -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2972 Title Historical of Photo Osage Native Americans Creator Courtesy of Indigenous History Subject Tribe Osage Missouri Historical Photo Description Osage Missouri Native American Tribe Members Source https://historykeen.com/osage-tribe/ Language English Medium Digital Image Spatial Coverage Osage Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/0000 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Osage Missouri Tribe Members Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2971 Title Historical Photo of Three Native Americans Subject Native Americans Historical Photo Description Historical Photo of Three Missouri Native Americans. Source Courtesy of Missouri Humanities https://mohumanities.org/native-american/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/0000 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Historical Photo of Three Missouri Native American Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2970 Title Osage Peace Chief Clermont II Creator Courtesy of Missouri Encyclopedia Subject Osage, Missouri Chief Clermont II Description Osage Missouri Peace Chief Clermont II Source Missouri Encyclopedia https://missouriencyclopedia.org/people/clermont-ii Language English Medium Art Image Spatial Coverage Osage Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/1828 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Osage, Missouri Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2969 Title Sioux Chief Yellow Hair Subject Sioux Sioux Chief Yellow Hair Description Sioux Native American Chief Yellow Hair Source Courtesy of Library of Congress https://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3c14838/ Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1900/1900 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Missouri Native American Sioux Chief Yellow Hair (c. 1900) Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2968 Title Native American Chief Black Dog II Creator Smithsonian Art Museum Subject Osage Missouri Chief Black Dog Ii Native American Chief Battle of Wilson Creek Description Native American Chief, Black Dog II (1827-1910), connected to the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri. The site is preserved as the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in Greene and Christian Counties. Source https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/tchong-tas-sab-bee-black-dog-second-chief-3924 Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Osage, Missouri Temporal Coverage 1827/1910 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Osage Missouri Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2967 Title War Shield of Chief Black Dog I Creator Courtesy of Osage Nation Museum Subject War Shield Black Dog I Osage Description Osage Missouri Native American Chief Black Dog I Source https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/news-events/events/e-sean-standing-bear-museum-lecture-black-dogs-war-shield Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Osage, Missouri Temporal Coverage 0000/0000 Explanation of Omeka Map Location War Shield of Chief Black Dog I who was born near St. Louis Missouri. Father of Chief Black Dog II, who fought at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2966 Title Native American Chief Black Dog I Creator Courtesy of American Tribes Subject Osage Chief Osage Chief Black Dog i Description Chief Black Dog (c. 1780-1848) was born near St. Louis. His son, Chiek Black Dog II fought in the Battle of Wilson's Creek Missouri, August 10, 1861. Source https://amertribes.proboards.com/thread/594/black-dog-osage Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Osage, Missouri Temporal Coverage 1780/1848 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Osage Missouri Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2965 Title Osage Native American Child Creator Courtesy of Missouri Encyclopedia Subject Osage Chid Traditional Native American Clothing Description Osage Missouri Child in Traditional Native American Clothing. Source https://missouriencyclopedia.org/groupsorganizations/osage Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Osage Missouri Temporal Coverage 1910/1915 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Osage Missouri Native American Child Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2964 Title Afro-Indigenous Marie Jean Scypion and Daughters Creator Courtesy of Missouri Encyclopedia Subject Marie Jean Scypion Ozark Ozark Daughters Description Afro-Indigenous Marie Jean Scypion (1740s -1802) and daughters of Missouri Source https://missouriencyclopedia.org/people/scypion-marie-jean Language English Medium Digital Photo Image Spatial Coverage Ozark, Missouri Temporal Coverage 1740/1802 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Afro-Indigenous woman, Marie Jean Scypion (.1740s-1802), born in the vicinity of Fort de Chartres was propelled into a legal battle of slavery Missouri. Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2963 Title Afro-Indigenous The Johnson Family Creator Courtesy of Missouri State archive Subject Afro-Indigenous Johnson Family Ozark Northeastern Missouri Description Afro-Indigenous photo of the Ozark Johnson Family Source https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/MDH/MS339_0033.jpg Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage Ozark Northeastern Missouri Temporal Coverage 1890/1890 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Afro Indigenous Ozark Missouri Family Semester Spring 2026 -- Url https://www.mappingstl.org/place/collection/s/WRSTLPlace/item/2962 Title Afro-Indigenous: First Sergeant William A. Messley Creator Courtesy of The Civil War Virtual Museum Subject First Sergeant William A. Messley Civil War Archive Photo Afro-Indigenous Description Missour Ozark Civil War Archive Photo of First Sergeant William A. Messley Source https://www.civilwarvirtualmuseum.org/1861-1862/african-americans-in-the-war/william-messley.php Language English Medium Digital Photo Spatial Coverage St. Louis Missouri Temporal Coverage 1800/1864 Explanation of Omeka Map Location Company 67th U.S. Colored Industry organized March 11, 1864, from the 3rd Missouri Colored Infantry at Benton Barracks St. Louis, Missouri Semester Spring 2026 --